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Kathryn Bigelow

Also known as Kathryn Ann Bigelow

Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Kathryn Bigelow is an American filmmaker who has achieved major recognition in the industry, including winning two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Her significant accolades make her one of the most decorated directors in contemporary cinema.

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Born: 1951
Works: 4

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Detroit
Detroit
The Hurt Locker The Shooting Script
Blue steel

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Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
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A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
Ferroptosis: An Iron-Dependent Form of Nonapoptotic Cell Death
· 2012 · cited 16,072x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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Kathryn Ann Bigelow (/ˈbɪɡəˌloʊ/; born November 27, 1951) is an American filmmaker. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Bigelow made her directorial film debut with the outlaw biker film The Loveless (1981). She rose to prominence directing the thrillers Near Dark (1987), Blue Steel (1990), Point Break (1991), Strange Days (1995), and K-19: The Widowmaker (2002). For directing the war drama The Hurt Locker (2008), Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. She has since directed the political action thriller Zero Dark Thirty (2012), the crime drama Detroit (2017), and the political thriller A House of Dynamite (2025).